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Books like The City (Shan): 9 series to read next

The City (Shan) is fantasy, set in secondary world, dark and tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The City (Shan) is 3 books, 1999–2010.

“Darren O'Shaughnessy is an Irish writer and novelist.”
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The Scholomance
The Prison Healer
Grishaverse
The Circle of the World
The Young Elites
World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
Darwath
Night Angel

The ScholomanceSeries

seriesNaomi Novik3 books2020

About magic schools and wizards.

Start with A Deadly Education →

The Prison HealerSeries

seriesLynette Noni3 books2021

Epic fantasy.

“Lynette Noni's YA trilogy follows Kiva Meridan, a teenage healer imprisoned in the brutal death camp of Zalindov, who is forced to stand trial by combat in another prisoner's place when a mysterious rebel movement upends the prison's order.”
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Start with The Prison Healer →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
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Start with The Blade Itself →

The Young ElitesSeries

seriesMarie Lu3 books2014

About political intrigue.

“The second book is called The Rose Society and was released on October 13, 2015.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Young Elites →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, about war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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DarwathSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1982

Fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“Darwath begins with two modern-day Californians pulled through a portal into a dying medieval world under siege from the Dark, shape-shifting monsters that hunt by night and are driving civilization underground.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Time of the Dark →

Night AngelUniverse

universe6 books2008

About assassins.

“There are killers, and then there are wetboys — and the difference is that a wetboy never misses, because the magic in his blood will not let him.”
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Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The City (Shan)?: The Scholomance — the closest match to The City (Shan) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The City (Shan)?: Ayuamarca: Procession of the Dead. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The City (Shan).
How big is The City (Shan)?: The City (Shan) is 3 books, 1999–2010.

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